S.P.E.C.T.O.R – [A Sci-fi space adventure with fantasy elements]

“Captain, new orders,” The communications officer said as they handed the captain a printout.

The captain nodded and took the printout before reading it.

“They have to be kidding,” the captain said before passing the printout back and ordering, “check it again.”

“I already did, sir, twice,” the communications officer replied.

“Shit,” the captain cursed.

“Something wrong, sir?” The executive officer asked.

“Take a look,” the captain replied while passing the printout to the executive officer before he turned to the helmsman and ordered,” Turn ninety degrees to starboard, full ahead.”

“Ninety degrees to starboard, full ahead, aye, captain,” the helmsman replied.

“They can’t be serious,” the executive officer replied before saying, “Our orders were just to recon the British defences.”

“Looks like they changed,” the captain replied before turning to the weapons office and ordering, “load Kalibr cruise missile.”

Benson looked at the man before saying, “One of the men who brought young master Robert here. His name is Greg and he’s employed as security by the family .”

“Where is he now?” Adam asked.

“Most probably watching the young master along with the other men who brought him here under Lady Flemming’s instructions,” Benson replied.

“Are we going to question him?” Tephe asked curiously.

“I suppose we should, though I’m pretty sure I can guess why he did it,” Adam replied while sighing.

“Credits!” Stacey said confidently.

“Yup,” Adam replied before adding, “This is why stuff like this is so annoying; it just never ends.”

“You could always just wipe the five families out from orbit,” Tephe suggested helpfully, causing a bead of sweat to roll down Benson’s neck.

“Tempting, but unfortunately, that seems a little extreme here,” Adam replied while smiling.

“While I agree with you that wiping them all out from orbit would be easier, we also couldn’t guarantee we got them all,” Stacey said to Tephe before adding, “unless of course we destroyed the entire planet.”

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Nooooo.]

[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): We, the people of planet Earth, beseech you, please don’t destroy our planet.]

[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Don’t do it, streamer, think of your viewers.]

[NonpareilRaphilia (Aaru): I honestly wouldn’t mind seeing a planet’s destruction again, after all, it’s  been a long time since I last witnessed it.]

[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Same. I also haven’t witnessed a planet’s destruction in many decades.]

[Superhearofangirl (Earth): Noooo, you two are evil, evil. 👿]

[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): I’m sure at least @Gunlovergirl would want to see it, right, right?]

[Gunlovergirl (Earth): No, not this time. I’m not too keen on witnessing the planet I’m currently residing on getting destroyed. Thanks.]

“I think destroying Earth might be a bit too much,” Adam replied with a chuckle.

[Justiceistruth (Earth): Oh, thank god.]

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Don’t you mean thank streamer.]

[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): All hail the streamer, our saviour.]

[MercheadAnderson (Palaxia): You guys are overreacting way too much.]

[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Really? I would like to see how you would react if they threatened to blow up your planet.]

[LadyErkath (Alastor): They didn’t exactly threaten to blow it up. They were just making casual conversation.]

[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Tell that to the butler over there. Kekeke]

[Whostolemyduck (Earth): Who has a casual conversation about blowing up a planet?]

“Cough,” Benson suddenly coughed nervously before asking in as polite a tone as he could manage, “Shall we continue?”

Adam was about to reply when Spector suddenly spoke up.

[[ALERT!]]

[[My sensors indicate a Kalibr three M dash one four K land-attack cruise missile has just been launched from an underwater submersible vehicle, a few miles off the coast.

According to my calculations, based on its trajectory, the designated target is the mansion you currently occupy.]]

“WHAT!” Adam said in shock.

[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): WTF, that’s not good.]

[Emojisonly (Earth): 😱]

[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): What’s a cruise missile? Is it some kind of weapon?]

[[A situation that threatens the operators life has been detected.]]

[[Automatic activation of condition red initiated.]]

[[Activating Condition Red]]

[[Weapons systems online]]

[[Defensive systems online]]

[[Shields to maximum]]

[[Targeting Kalibr three M dash one four K land-attack cruise missile.]]

[[Target aquired.]]

[[Firing laser repeater.]]

A dozen miles off the coast, people were hard at work on a fishing trawler as they brought the nets in, containing their catch before they started to sort through it. Suddenly, two things happened that attracted their attention and caused them all to stop working.

They heard a thunderous noise coming from above them that made them all look up just in time to see something streak overhead. 

As they continued to watch it fly away, a part of the cloudy sky suddenly turned a shade of red before they saw several red lights rapidly descending through the clouds towards the object.

Several of the red lights missed the object and ended up impacting the surface of the ocean, making it steam as the lights descended into its depths before dispersing.

One of the lights, however, hit the object, causing it to explode in midair.

On a military base located somewhere in Great Britain, there was a large room that was filled with computers that different military personnel worked at until suddenly an alarm went off, attracting everyone’s attention.

As soon as the alarm sounded, a door at the far end of the room that led to the commander’s office flew open as a woman rushed out while shouting, “REPORT!” 

“Inbound cruise missile detected twenty miles off the east coast,” One of the military personnel reported.

“Team one, calculate possible targets based on its course,” The commander ordered as she began issuing orders to each team.

“Team two, determine its launch location and dispatch the closest naval vessel to intercept.”

“Team three, have the air force dispatch fighters for intercept.”

As she finished speaking, the commander rushed back to her office before picking up her phone and dialling a number, but stopped halfway as she heard a shout from outside her office.

“TARGET TRACKING LOST!”

[[Target eliminated.]] Spector announced.

“Fuck,” Adam cursed before adding, “You almost gave me a heart attack.”

[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Thank god.]

[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Kalibr three M dash one four K land-attack cruise missile is a Russian and can be launched from a sub.]

[Whostolemyduck (Earth): That confirms the underwater submersible vehicle is indeed a sub and a Russian one from what you’re saying.]

[Superhearofangirl (Earth): Why are the Russians launching cruise missiles into Great Britain?]

[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): The streamer’s AI said it was heading towards the streamer’s location. Do you think it’s targeting him?]

[RealOtaku (Earth): Seems a bit overkill to target just one individual.]

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Well, we have seen that bullets are ineffective against the streamer.]

[Gunlovergirl (Earth): We have seen that low-calibre bullets are ineffective; we don’t know about higher-calibre rounds. Also, they might be targeting the streamers shuttle.]

[HackerSu (Trillion): Could it be the Keita family’s doing?]

[OracleRomy (Elysium): You mean as revenge for what the streamer did earlier?]

[HackerSu (Trillion): Yeah.]

[Gunlovergirl (Earth): That’s difficult to say. While Russia isn’t part of the Middle East that the Keita family rules over, Russia does have strong ties there.]

“What happened?” Stacey asked.

“From what I can make out, a Russian sub fired a cruise missile at us,” Adam replied.

“What’s a sub?” Stacey asked.

“What’s a cruise missile?” Tephe asked before adding, “Is it like a seeker missile?” 

“Yes, though far less powerful,” Adam replied before continuing, “Sub is short for submarine, it’s a type of specialised underwater craft that the military uses. It’s designed to be stealthy and so can be difficult to detect.”

“Any idea why they attacked us?” Stacey asked in a frown.

“Maybe it was that Ayana lady out for revenge after you killed that Nada?” Tephe asked thoughtfully.

“Possibly, but Russia falls within Eastern Europe, which the Flemming family controls,” Adam replied.

“So you think that Isabella Flemming set us up?” Stacey asked.

“Lady Flemming would never,” Benson stated as he listened to their conversation.

[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): That would be a major plot twist if it is the Flemmings doing.]

[Whostolemyduck (Earth): If it’s not their doing, I don’t think they will be too happy about Russia attacking the streamer when it appears they’re trying to build closer ties with him.]

“Let’s find out if you’re right,” Adam replied before saying, “Spector. Target the sub and launch a drone.”

[[Affirmative.]] 

[[Launching Recon Drone.]] Spector replied before the stream switched to split-screen mode for the Earth viewers and opened a second holographic screen for those in the known universe.

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Ugh. 🤢 Not splitscreen again.]

[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Sucks to be you.]

The first screen remained on Adam, Stacey and Tephe while the second screen showed an external view of Spector as it launched an object that was missile-shaped, though far smaller in size.

After launching the second screen, POV switched to the recon drone’s onboard camera and chat watched as it entered and passed through Earth’s atmosphere before the ocean came into view.

The recon drone flew over the ocean for a few seconds before diving underwater, where the chat once again was able to witness some of the underwater aquatic life.

[OfficialMuriel (Aqua Primus): Earth’s aquatic life is so interesting. I would love to visit there in the future and see them in person.]